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Friday, October 23, 2009 New 'old' music: Peanut Butter Wolf - 45 Live Collector's Tin Classic hip hop on 45 selected and re-edited by Stones Throw honcho Peanut Butter Wolf .

Emerging during hip-hop's massive creative expansion of the late '80s, Big Daddy Kane was the ultimate lover man of rap's first decade, yet there was more to him than the stylish wardrobe, gold jewelry, and sophisticated charisma.

In the past, a class of MCs were inducted each year, from Big Daddy Kane to A Tribe Called Quest.

One of Hip Hop's earliest radio allies, pioneering deejay John "Mr. Magic" Rivas died, which has been confirmed by numerous sources in and around the Rap industry.

For five years, VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" has paid homage to legendary hip-hop figures, from Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur to Big Daddy Kane.

Downtown Akron is hopping with activity this weekend. Todd Rundgren is coming to town on Sunday and Monday, bringing a gaggle of out-of-towners with him.

Sample sets for Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One and Onyx from Hip Hop is Read Hip Hop is Read has been doing this excellent series of sample sets for a while but these are the latest ones they have featured.

Rapper Big Daddy Kane once boasted, "My rhymes are so dope . . . I'll have to open a school of MCing," on his 1988 classic "Ain't No Half-Steppin'." Since then, his records have served as classrooms, and some of rap's great heroes are his star pupils: Chuck D calls him the "most gifted rapper of all time"; RZA praises the Bed-Stuy lyricist's " ...

It's hard to believe that there was ever a time when black women weren't on display in rap videos .

DJ Shame is one of the most well known and influential DJs ever to grace the Worcester music scene.

The 17-year-old rappers talk about sparking a dance craze, and moving beyond it.

Is Nas the greatest rapper of all time? That's a loaded, highly debatable question, of course: From Kurtis Blow and Big Daddy Kane to Lil Wayne and T-Pain, everyone's got a rhyme-splitter-spitter -- Biggie, Jigga, Scarface Rakim or Snoop; Ghost, Em, Big Pun, 'Pac and Posdunos -- who they think has spun flax into the most durable gold on the ...

June 10, 2009 @ 6:53 pm THE BEST RAPPER EVER: Eminem vs. Big Daddy Kane, Snoop Dogg vs.

I can't help but approach the Yo! MTV Rap Fest, a show I'm just gonna assume MTV has nothing to do with, with both fond nostalgia and pity.

Few rappers have earned legendary status in hip-hop, but two legends will perform at the Koger Center June 27 as part of the "Return of the Classics" tour.

Straight up, I like ill MC's The rappers that I have always gravitated to were the dudes that made me think, "I wish I thought that" or "How the hell did he think of that?" When I crafted my list, that is what I had in mind, my favorite ill MC's. Certainly there are the standard greats from every era , but these are the illest that I like.

Positive K scored a major rap hit with 1992's "I Got a Man." Leading up to that, the Bronx-born rapper cut a few underground compilation appearances, including one -- "I'm Not Havin' It," a duet with MC Lyte -- that upped his profile significantly.

When it comes to Hip-Hop, the prize goes to the artist that toils through the darkness, emerging into the light of success.

R akim is one of the most influential artists ever, but that didn't stop me from somehow losing my first and only interview with the "god of rap." After some moving and some searching, the 30-minute chat has been unearthed.

"A lot of time when artists get this question asked to them, its not really fair because you have to take in 20 years of the best music and you only have a few seconds to answer a question.